Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 19:15:27 -0700 (PDT) From: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net> To: higginsj@iname.com Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anti-Windows and MS prejudice? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980614184841.230B-100000@vanessa.eliuk.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980614150604.1430A-100000@minos.dyn.ml.org>
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On Sun, 14 June 1998, James wrote:
=> On Sun, 14 June 1998, Stuart Krivis wrote:
=> >
=> > I remember a person with a similar name that used to winvocate
=> > mercilessly. this person used to troll the OS/2 groups on Fidonet and
=> > usenet, trying to convince people of the merits of MSware.
=> >
=> > Nah, must have been another Gerchmez....
=> >
=>
=> rantBegin();
=> What I really don't understand is why people are so adamant about it. My
=> opinion is that you should use the OS that best suits your needs.
Precisely.
=> Windows has advantages as do all Unices and UNIX derived OS's as does OS/2
=> and any other OS you care to talk about.... with the exception of maybe
=> MacOS which we all trash.. :)
I don't how you can trash MacOS and in the same sentence as praising the
virtues of Win<strain>dows. I work with Macs and although I think they
are "at present" a lot more work under their native environ. to work
within a server situation, I see there usability and interface no more
or less difficult than windows, dos, or *NIX. You learn the most in a
*NIX environ..
I have more of a problem with those that cannot see there way beyond
the CRT to a appreciate the strengths of another platform for certain
apps or functions.
It's like a friend once told me: "The only thing that separates humans
from animals is when something does
not work, humans try harder."
=> UNIX in general is very stable and reliable and lacks the overhead that
=> many 100% GUI OS's place on their users. Modern unices are 32 or 64
=> bit environments and bypass many of the problems encountered in say DOS or
=> Windows 3.X.
=> Windows * is easy to use and quick to setup and it is well suited to the
=> majority of the people out there. A lot, users don't care that they can
=> change the behavior of their application or that this whizzbang is better
=> than that doflop. Also, there are the people, and more of them than some
=> are willing to admit, that don't care how fast or stable the thing is as
=> long as it works and is easy to use.
A crack in your theory me thinks :) Try a few months in Internet Tech
Support, of course this is an assumption on my part that you have not.
=> I just personally wish the world would get over this. The whole argument
=> is pointless. People are religious about their choice of OS and one thread
=> on why one sucks and the other sparkles is not going to change their mind.
I agree it is pointless,
but it is soooo much fun sometimes :)
=> rantEnd();
=> James
=> Disclaimer: No machines, OS's, penguins, daemons, or windows were harmed,
=> broken, smashed, mistreated, abused, razzed, or taunted in the making of
=> this rant.
Of course, a sense of humour I can appreciate.
Regards,
Discover Rock Solid /@\ Kevin G. Eliuk
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